--- description: Find out how Marcus Rashford is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2021 TIME100 Next: Marcus Rashford image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3072ca5d775c86c4/698a1723db29875d54266512/time100-next-Marcus-Rashford.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Feb 17, 2021 # Marcus Rashford by Lewis Hamilton  Nwaka Okparaeke for TIME In 2020, Marcus Rashford took his many talents beyond the football field—where he is a star player for Manchester United and England’s national team—to respond to a national crisis: child hunger. “I know what it feels like to be hungry,” he wrote last June as part of a campaign that succeeded in pushing the government to provide meals for students in need during summer vacation. By standing up for the most vulnerable in our society, and using his platform and influence to create positive change, Marcus inspired countless others to join him on this mission and cemented his status as a role model. In a year that showed us the power of working together toward a common goal, he was a galvanizing force behind uniting people across the U.K. in the effort to ensure that no child goes hungry. His determination, resilience and persistence have been truly inspiring. I cannot wait to see how he continues this important work. _Hamilton is a seven-time Formula One world champion_  Photograph by Nwaka Okparaeke for TIME _Produced with Thursday’s Child Global; Styled by PC Williams; Choreographed by Amanuel Kahsi at Sports on Screen; Remote streaming by Raw Capture_ **_Buy a print of the_** [**_Marcus Rashford TIME100 Next cover_**](https://timecoverstore.com/featured/time-100-next-marcus-rashford-photograph-by-nwaka-okparaeke-for-time.html "undefined") Marcus Rashford Is on the TIME100 Next 2021 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937613/marcus-rashford/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937613/marcus-rashford/"},"headline":"Marcus Rashford","datePublished":"2021-02-17T11:27:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:48:18.448Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937613/marcus-rashford/","keywords":["list","franchise","TIME 100 Next","TIME 100 Next Advocates"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3072ca5d775c86c4/698a1723db29875d54266512/time100-next-Marcus-Rashford.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3072ca5d775c86c4/698a1723db29875d54266512/time100-next-Marcus-Rashford.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937613/marcus-rashford/","name":"Marcus Rashford"}}]}] ```